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Thanks for the Backup Bill. It would be nice if I got what I thought I bought..lol Lucky for me I like whatever it is..lol I used to work for State Govt. This is how things go there..lol no one knows anything about what's goign except what they think they know.ANd by golly that's a fact. I just retired two weeks ago. its awesome gettin outta there!! Sittin around playin geeeeetars Whoohooo!

Thanks for the pics of the pups. Too bad the letters and numbers are in secret code..lol. But it's good knowing what's probably stamped on my pups. Love the guitar. Hate the push pull thing, I just have no need for it. I leave them down, and don't like the way they stick up in the air. But a fine guitar at a great price.!

Yeah I guess I could take them out and read the back..lol. It just drives me nuts that all the info everywhere is mixed up. No matter, I love the guitar. It sounds more like my Korean Dot did before I changed the pups to Gibson 57's. Hotter. I like'em..Thanks, it is a nice guitar.

Please don't be sorry, I appreciate the input. I think you are right, no one but the guy who puts them together knows, and I doubt he does..lol. I envision a shelf full of parts and someone grabbit what fits and installing it, fast as he can..lol..lol Maybe Epi1 will answer in the other thread. Thanks very much!

Thanks for all the help. I doubt if anyone could answer better then you have. Yes, they are all over the place. I am happy with the guitar and the pups. That is important. Just ryng to get a grip o hte chaos..lol Just in case I ever need to know what I have. I do have Grover tuners. I know that. ..lol I bought a Fender Lead I back in the early 80's. I knew what it was cause the decal on the headstock said Fender Lead I made in the USA.. 30 years later after the invention of the Internet, I just happened to download a manual for it, and discovered what I had was a Lead II, the electronics were totally different on the two, and the manual showed me I have a Lead II. Lead I's looked nothing like mine.I can google pics of a Lead I all day long and don't find one like mine. What I have is a Lead II with a Lead I decal on the headstock. Probably a leftover Lead I neck installed on the newer model Lead II. It should be worth a ,int right?..lol. I emailed Fender about it, and of course they never replied back.

Thanks for the reply, I wonder if there is a way to find out..lol Or do I just forget about it?..lol You answered me quickly, did you miss my edit question? In both of your text files they say the machine heads are Wilkinson™ Vintage with Tombstone buttons, mine say Grover Deluxe on them? Is that the same as Wilkinson™ Vintage ? I assumed not? That is all over the place also, every site has them different, and on Epiphones website they say the pro model has Grover vintage. But where I bought mine, it said it had Wilkenson's..lol Obviously where I bought mine was wrong, and on other sites they are wrong as well..lol You gotta admit it's confusing. I guess I won't care..

Good info, so with my serial number, which year model do I have? Since it wasn't in stock, I assumed it was built this year, but since the tag said Pro, I thought I had the "Pro" with the Probuckers. But maybe this is an older guitar? Forgive me, I know not how to decipher my serial number 11111502786 and will that tell me which Pups I have? Also, in both of your text files they say the machine heads are Wilkinson™ Vintage with Tombstone buttons, mine say Grover Deluxe on them? Is that the same as Wilkinson™ Vintage ? I assumed not?

According the website yes.. maybe.. I'm not sure if I would know the differences if I had one of each. But I thought I was buying the Probuckers when I purchased it. Because that's what the description said. I would like for Epiphone to explain this better. In the quote I posted from Ep1, he says either or. He doesn't say which. I'm just trying understand why the listings and descriptions are all over the place. In that other thread, some else asked him the same question, so I am not the only one confused.I really like the Pups. They seem much hotter than the 57's I put in my Dot.

I am confused. I am not sure what pups the guitar has. I am not sure if I have the "pro" model or just a ee9. According to a post in here from "Epi1" right HERE, the pro decription really doesn't mean anything. it's just a tag they recently put on the guitars, and they are the same guitars..At least that's what I got from it, here are his words and I quote: "I would like to try to clear up some confusion that may exist regarding the ES-339 PRO. The specifications for this guitar have always been the same even though it was first called an "ES-339" but now more recently, an "ES-339 PRO." When first introduced our supporting literature referred to it simply as the "ES-339." However, this was changed recently to more accurately call it an "ES-339 PRO." The "PRO" suffix refers to a set of common features that include: 1. ProBucker or Alnico Classic Pro pickups. The ProBuckers are patterned after the Gibson BurstBuckers while the Alnico Classic Pro's are patterned after the Gibson '57 Classics. Both are 4-wire pickups with 18% nickel silver covers and bases and Elektrisola wire. You can read more about this HERE: 2. Push/Pull coil-tapping on each volume knob. The recent price reduction was simply that. We did not change the specs, parts or anything else on the guitar. We just wanted more of you to be able to afford this fantastic new guitar. :-) Thanks again for all your support and participation in our forum. Best regards, Epi1 " WHy am I confused, well where I bought mine, at americanmusical it doesn't mention "Pro" in the description, on other websites it does for what I assume are the same guitars, where I bought mine it says I have : Neck Pickup: Epiphone ProBucker 2 Bridge Pickup: Epiphone ProBucker 3 on the order confirmation email it says I bought 1 Epiphone ES 339 Electric Guitar Ebony But on the tag hanging on the guitar it says its an ES-339 Pro On Epihone webite, they only list them as ES-339 Pro and they say they have: Neck Pickup Alnico Classic PRO™ Bridge Pickup Alnico Classic PRO™ I have seen what I assume is the same guitar at other MF describing them as the "pro" model and saying they have the Alnico Classic pups in the description. I wonder whey I am confused?..lol Do I have a pro model? Do I have a non pro model, and what pickups do I have in it, and how do I tell? Can anyone explain this to me. I just bought this guitar two weeks ago, and I had been waiting for it to arrive, so I assume its just been built recently. The serial number is 11111502786 I have no clue what the serial 3 tells me about the guitar. Made in 2011? But sold in May of 2012? pro? Non Pro? Probuster pups? Alnico classics? The descriptions on carious sites are all over the place..lol I put Gibson 57 classics in my old Dot last year, and these pups sound hotter then those. I love the pups whatever they are, but I would like to know. Ep11 hasn't asnwered that question yet. Can anyone explain it to me please? OR do we care?..lol